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B-298099.4 1 (2006-11-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptasov0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of: Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc. File: B-298099.4; B-298099.5 Date: November 28, 2006 Drew A. Harker, Esq., Jennifer A. Frericks, Esq., Joan G. Ochs, Esq., Matthew H. Solomson, Esq., and Chad E. Miller, Esq., Arnold & Porter, for the protester. Jessica C. Abrahams, Esq., and Jeniffer M. De Jesus Roberts, Esq., McKenna Long & Aldridge, for LinQuest Corporation, an intervenor. Michael J. O'Farrell, Jr., Esq., and Maj. Stacie A. Remy, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Ralph 0. White, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protester's contention that the agency failed to adequately mitigate the risk of organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) associated with the selection of the awardee is denied where the record shows that: the contracting officer reasonably concluded that the risk of a conflict of interest in this procurement is not great; the agency requested a detailed OCI mitigation plan from the awardee and sought additional information about, and modifications to, the plan; and the contracting officer reasonably concluded, after performing a detailed analysis, that the modified plan--together with certain steps designed to increase agency oversight of the contractor--was sufficient to protect the government's interest. 2. Protester's contention that the agency improperly held discussions with only the awardee while exchanging information about the adequacy of the awardee's plan to mitigate the risk of an OCI, and thus should have held discussions with the protester as well, is denied; a contracting officer's consideration of whether a contractor is eligible for award despite an OCI is analogous to a responsibility determination, and the exchanges here--like a request for information that relates to an offeror's responsibility, rather than proposal evaluation--did not constitute discussions. DECISION Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc. renews its protest of the award of a contract to LinQuest Corporation by the Department of the Air Force pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. FA2550-05-R-2000, issued to procure support services for the

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